Commentary for Eruvin 129:18
א"ר חנינא כל המתפתה ביינו יש בו מדעת קונו שנאמר (בראשית ח, כא) וירח ה' את ריח הניחוח וגו'
I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. VIII, 21, which shows that the Creator allowed himself to be pacified when enjoying, so to speak, a 'sweet savour' (cf. prev. n.) . ihh');"><sup>49</sup></span> R'Hiyya observed: He who retains a clear mind under the influence of wine possesses the characteristics of the seventy elders; for the numerical value of 'yayin'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'wine'. h h i');"><sup>50</sup></span> is seventy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is composed of the letters 10, + 10, + 50, = 70. Lit., 'wine was given in seventy letters'. MS.M. omits 'letters'. sux x u s');"><sup>51</sup></span> and so is also the numerical value of 'sod',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'counsel', consists of the letters , 60 + , 6 + 4 = 70.');"><sup>52</sup></span>
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